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Tipoffs: Artificial Intelligence Colleges Newsletter for 2026-03-11 ( 48 items )  
"Truly Extraordinary": Morgan McErlean '26 Honored by Computing Research Association (10)
SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news: * * * "Truly Extraordinary": Morgan McErlean '26 Honored by Computing Research Association * In a quiet corner of the Science Center, Morgan McErlean '26 leans over a screen filled with notes -not lines of Python, but news reports and pieces of AI-generated media. But before models or metrics comes interpretation. What counts as harm? Who is affected? How does design amplify inequity? For McErlean, computer more PR

2026 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference shows why data make a difference (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * 2026 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference shows why data make a difference * With time dwindling in the Olympic women's ice hockey gold medal game on Feb. 19, players for Team USA and Team Canada lined up for a key faceoff in Canada's end. Canada had a 1-0 lead. USA had 2:23 left, and an ace up their sleeve: analytics. USA Coach John Wroblewski pulled the goalkeeper, to get a p more PR

3 Questions: Building predictive models to characterize tumor progression (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * 3 Questions: Building predictive models to characterize tumor progression * Just as Darwin's finches evolved in response to natural selection in order to endure, the cells that make up a cancerous tumor similarly counter selective pressures in order to survive, evolve, and spread. Tumors are, in fact, complex sets of cells with their own unique structure and ability to change. T more PR

AI-powered defence system stops 5G cyber-attacks in a fraction of a second (10)
GUILFORD, England, March 10 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * AI-powered defence system stops 5G cyber-attacks in a fraction of a second * An AI defence system has successfully detected and neutralised sophisticated 5G cyber-attacks in less than a tenth of a second, say researchers at the University of Surrey - paving the way for more secure 5G and future 6G mobile networks. Credit: Getty Images While modern 5G networks are becoming more open and flexib more PR

Alumna Julie Cropp Gareleck Leads a People-First Behavioral AI Company (10)
SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- Shippensburg University posted the following news: * * * Alumna Julie Cropp Gareleck Leads a People-First Behavioral AI Company * As Shippensburg University continues its participation in the America the Entrepreneurial campaign to honor alumni who have built exceptional careers as entrepreneurs, alongside its celebration of Women's History Month, the university proudly recognizes Julie Cropp Gareleck, a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author and AI i more PR

Building Engineers: Inside USC's Hands-On Mechoptronics Lab (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Building Engineers: Inside USC's Hands-On Mechoptronics Lab * On a Tuesday afternoon in Biegler Hall, the third-floor instructional lab hums with activity. Students crowd around benchtop setups, adjusting power supplies and checking multimeter readings. Others huddle over a wind tunnel experiment, measuring velocity profiles and lift coefficients. In one c more PR

Commentary: The pressing question is no longer if AI will reshape jobs but how we respond (10)
GUILFORD, England, March 10 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Commentary: The pressing question is no longer if AI will reshape jobs but how we respond * The following expert comment has been written by Professor Rob Garlick is a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey and former Head of Innovation and Technology and Head of Research at Citi. The comment details the use of AI and it's implications on the future of work. Professor Rob Garlick "The more PR

CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodriguez Visits Early Childhood 'CUNY Reconnect' Class at BMCC (10)
NEW YORK, March 11 -- The City University of New York issued the following news: * * * CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodriguez Visits Early Childhood 'CUNY Reconnect' Class at BMCC Child Development Class Is Part of Gov. Hochul's Free Community College Initiative for Adult Learners in High-Demand Fields CUNY to Expand Teacher Pipeline for Early Childhood Programs in Support of New York's Universal Child Care and Early Childhood Initiatives * City University of New York Chancellor Felix V. Matos Ro more PR

DTU Postdocs Receive Grants from Independent Research Fund Denmark (10)
KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, March 10 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * DTU Postdocs Receive Grants from Independent Research Fund Denmark * Patrick Kirk Langschwager Independent Research Fund Denmark has awarded just over DKK 40 million to 19 researchers through the DFF-International Postdoc program. The grants enable early-career researchers to carry out an independent research project at an international research institution and strengthen their researc more PR

Duke University: Trustees Reappoint Price to Third Term as President (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, March 11 -- Duke University issued the following news: * * * Trustees Reappoint Price to Third Term as President Trustees also approve tuition and fees for next academic year * At its quarterly meeting, the Duke University Board of Trustees reappointed President Vincent E. Price to a third term beginning July 1, 2027. In addition, the board held the third session of a yearlong program of engagement focused on the next phase of Duke Science and Technology (referred to more PR

Evergreen fund fueled by philanthropic gifts invests in startups commercializing U of A innovations (10)
TUCSON, Arizona, March 10 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Evergreen fund fueled by philanthropic gifts invests in startups commercializing U of A innovations * In 2023, Tech Launch Arizona launched a campaign to create a seed fund dedicated to helping startups commercializing University of Arizona innovations span the "valley of death," the period soon after a venture launches and faces its highest risk of failure. As of 2026, the Wildcat Philanthropic more PR

Fiammetta Caccavale receives grant from the Villum Foundation (10)
KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, March 10 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Fiammetta Caccavale receives grant from the Villum Foundation * Patrick Kirk Langschwager The Villum Foundation has awarded DKK 17.4 million to six female researchers who demonstrate the potential to innovate within their fields and serve as role models for others. Postdoc Fiammetta Caccavale from DTU Chemical Engineering, has been awarded DKK 2.9 million for her research project: 'G more PR

FIU: Forum to Explore the Future of AI in Communication (10)
MIAMI, Florida, March 11 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Forum to explore the future of AI in communication By Emily Martinez FIU will bring together media and technology leaders for a timely conversation about the evolving role of artificial intelligence in storytelling and journalism. On Thursday, March 12, at 1 p.m., the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communicat more PR

Four LA Tech Innovation Enterprise Partners Awarded Missile Defense Agency Contracts (10)
RUSTON, Louisiana, March 11 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: * * * Four LA Tech Innovation Enterprise partners awarded Missile Defense Agency contracts Four partners within Louisiana Tech's Innovation Enterprise -- Archem, BetaFlix, Small Business Consulting Corporation (SBCC), and Stephenson Stellar Corporation -- were awarded contracts for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-q more PR

HKU Engineering and CETIC Foundation Host "MeckUp Quest 2026" AI Robotics Competition (10)
HONG KONG, March 10 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Engineering and CETIC Foundation Host "MeckUp Quest 2026" AI Robotics Competition * Amid the growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events driven by climate change, strengthening disaster preparedness, emergency response, and post-disaster recovery systems has become a global priority. Against this backdrop, the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at T more PR

How AI is integrated into clinical workflow lowers medical liability perception (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * How AI is integrated into clinical workflow lowers medical liability perception * HERSHEY, Pa. -Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the field and practice of medicine, including legal liability and the perception of who is at fault when a patient experiences harm. "AI holds promise to improve the quality and safety of health care and to reduce errors and patient harm, but the risk more PR

How do we ensure public service journalism continues to thrive in the UK? (10)
CARDIFF, Wales, March 10 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * How do we ensure public service journalism continues to thrive in the UK? * One of the most high-profile figures in UK media will visit Cardiff University to explore the challenges facing public service journalism today. The School of Journalism, Media and Culture will welcome Chief Executive Officer of ITN Rachel Corp, who will be giving this year's Sir Tom Hopkinson Lecture. It is titled, Saving the News to S more PR

How Joseph Paradiso's sensing innovations bridge the arts, medicine, and ecology (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How Joseph Paradiso's sensing innovations bridge the arts, medicine, and ecology * Joseph Paradiso thinks that the most engaging research questions usually span disciplines. Paradiso was trained as a physicist and completed his PhD in experimental high-energy physics at MIT in 1981. His father was a photographer and filmmaker working at MIT, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and the MITRE more PR

How One Receptor Can Help -- or Hurt -- Your Blood Vessels (10)
LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * How One Receptor Can Help -- or Hurt -- Your Blood Vessels * The new study found: * Both protective and harmful PAR1 responses are orchestrated by the same intermediate enzyme, called GRK5, but the response is different depending on the location of GRK5 within cells. * For PAR1 to trigger a protective response, GRK5 must be anchored to the cell's plasma membrane - the barrie more PR

Innovation was on display at Temple's first annual Engineering Expo (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Innovation was on display at Temple's first annual Engineering Expo * On Thursday, Feb. 26, the College of Engineering welcomed more than 400 guests, including students from local K-12 schools, to its first annual Engineering Expo. The event featured live table demonstrations, faculty meet and greets, and more. Twenty-six different labs and student groups set up table (and floor) demonstrations durin more PR

Lake Forest College: Schneiderman Expands HUMAN Initiative's National Reach as Leadership Transitions to Co-principal Investigators (10)
LAKE FOREST, Illinois, March 11 -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: * * * Schneiderman expands HUMAN initiative's national reach as leadership transitions to new co-principal investigators As Lake Forest College's Mellon-funded HUMAN initiative enters its next phase, its work at the intersection of humanistic inquiry and artificial intelligence continues to resonate far beyond campus, while new leadership prepares to guide the project forward. Supported by a $1.2 million grant  more PR

Largest-ever SDSU Student Symposium celebrates student research, creativity (10)
SAN DIEGO, California, March 10 -- California State University's San Diego State University posted the following news: * * * Largest-ever SDSU Student Symposium celebrates student research, creativity * With presentations on matters as diverse as a theatrical stage and the surface of Mars, the 19th annual SDSU Student Symposium (S3) was the university's largest ever showcase of student research, scholarship and creative achievement. More than 700 San Diego State University students shared th more PR

Leading academics join ranks of the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences (10)
CARDIFF, Wales, March 9 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Leading academics join ranks of the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences * Professors Matthew Williams and Marysia Zalewski have been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences this spring. Professor Matthew Williams, Professor of Criminology at the School of Social Sciences, and Professor Marysia Zalewski, Professor of International Relations at the School of Law and Politics were part of a c more PR

Manhattan University Announces Inaugural ARCH Innovation Exchange Faculty Fellows (10)
RIVERDALE, New York, March 11 -- Manhattan University issued the following news: * * * Manhattan University Announces Inaugural ARCH Innovation Exchange Faculty Fellows Manhattan University today announced its inaugural class of Faculty Fellows for the ARCH Innovation Exchange. ARCH, which stands for Analytics, Research, Creativity, and Humanity, is a campus-wide approach to learning that combines the foundations from the University's three schools - the Kakos School of Arts and Sciences, the more PR

Measure Twice, Learn Once: The Class USC's AME Engineers Can't Forget (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Measure Twice, Learn Once: The Class USC's AME Engineers Can't Forget * Walk into the third floor of Biegler Hall on any given lab day and you'll find organized chaos: 35 students hunching over oscilloscopes, wiring circuits, running sensors, and wrestling with data that refuses to cooperate. Four or five members of the instructional team are moving throug more PR

Miami Dade College Recognized as a 2026 Leader College by Achieving the Dream (10)
MIAMI, Florida, March 10 -- Miami Dade College posted the following news release: * * * Miami Dade College Recognized as a 2026 Leader College by Achieving the Dream * Miami, March 10, 2026 - Miami Dade College (MDC) has been designated a 2026 Leader College by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national organization committed to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility. The College is among a cohort of 21 colleges nationwide. "Being recogn more PR

New AI Agent Could Transform How Scientists Study Weather and Climate (10)
LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * New AI Agent Could Transform How Scientists Study Weather and Climate * The researchers also hope the findings will lead to AI agents that will be able to bring similar advances to other disciplines, especially climate science. Meteorology was a perfect test case because it combines large, complex datasets that change over time and the need to reason about these data in plain lang more PR

Ohio Wesleyan University: Power Ploy (10)
DELAWARE, Ohio, March 10 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Power Ploy * DELAWARE, Ohio - Jeffrey Ding, Ph.D., assistant professor of Political Science at George Washington University, will present "Technology and the Rise and Fall of Great Powers: Implications for the U.S.-China AI Race" at Ohio Wesleyan University. Ding will speak at 4:30 p.m. March 25 in the Benes Rooms of OWU's Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. His presentatio more PR

Partners plan world's largest training center for AI-powered robotics (10)
MUNICH, Germany, March 10 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Partners plan world's largest training center for AI-powered robotics * TUM expands Industry on Campus strategy with NEURA Robotics The Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (TUM MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and NEURA Robotics are establishing the world's largest robotics research and training center. Led by TUM MIRMI professors Lorenzo Masia and Achim Lili more PR

S&T students advance to Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge semi-finals (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, March 10 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * S&T students advance to Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge semi-finals * Three teams of Missouri University of Science and Technology students and alumni have advanced to the semi-finals of the Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge hosted by the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. The semi-final event will be held April 10-12 at the 2026 Global Summit in Taipei, Taiwan. The  more PR

Seton Hall to Welcome Guest Fulbright Scholar (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 9 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Seton Hall to Welcome Guest Fulbright Scholar * With the nature of global conflict increasingly including digital and psychological battlefields, Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy and International Relations is bringing a world class expert on security studies to campus. From March 11 - 14, 2026, the university will host Lukasz Kamienski, Ph.D., a distinguished Fulbright Visiting Scholar fro more PR

Teaching the Whole Person: Anderson on Moral Theology (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 10 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Teaching the Whole Person: Anderson on Moral Theology * Justin M. Anderson, Ph.D., a professor and chair of Moral Theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology (ICSST) at Seton Hall University, studies ethics with a perspective that is both scholarly and deeply human. "I'm involved in ethics and moral theology, so it's a practical look at our lives, a search for meaning and ultimately more PR

Testing large language models on scientific literature (10)
ITHACA, New York, March 10 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Testing large language models on scientific literature * To stay up to date and work forward in their fields, scientists must have at their fingertips and in their minds thousands of published studies. Large language models (LLMs) show promise as a tool for exploring the vast scientific literature, but are they trustworthy when it comes to providing full and scientifically accurate answers to complex questions  more PR

The Marcus Foundation awards $14.4 million to create Marcus VITAL Laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Aortic Surgery (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, March 10 -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news: * * * The Marcus Foundation awards $14.4 million to create Marcus VITAL Laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Aortic Surgery * Baylor College of Medicine recently received a $14.4 million philanthropic research award from The Marcus Foundation to establish the Marcus VITAL (Vascular Intelligence for Translational AI and Learning) Laboratory, a first-of-its-kind research and education hub in  more PR

U of T partners with South Korean firm Hanwha Ocean to strengthen Canada's maritime sovereignty (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, March 10 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * U of T partners with South Korean firm Hanwha Ocean to strengthen Canada's maritime sovereignty * The University of Toronto is partnering with South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean to boost homegrown innovation, hands-on research and job training and maritime security. The memorandum of understanding establishes co-operation in areas including smart maritime systems, optimized maritime vessel staffing  more PR

UC San Diego Experts Bring Innovative Discoveries to the Global Stage at SXSW 2026 (10)
LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * UC San Diego Experts Bring Innovative Discoveries to the Global Stage at SXSW 2026 * Can Biotech Help Save Coral Reefs? In this panel, Daniel Wangpraseurt, an interdisciplinary marine biologist who leads the Coral Reef Ecophysiology and Engineering Lab at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, will explore how biotechnology advances, materials science and collabora more PR

UChicago partners with Midwest universities on hub to connect startups with Bay Area venture capital (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 10 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * UChicago partners with Midwest universities on hub to connect startups with Bay Area venture capital * The University of Chicago, in partnership with seven other leading Midwestern universities, on March 10 announced the launch of Third Coast Foundry, a new San Francisco-based hub designed to strengthen the collective presence of Midwest research institutions in one of the world's most active venture ec more PR

University of Miami: How to 'Prompt Like a Pro' (10)
CORAL GABLES, Florida, March 11 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * How to 'prompt like a pro' A University of Miami librarian provides tips on how to get the most relevant and reliable AI search results. By Barbara Gutierrez, bgutierrez@miami.edu As more workers, scholars, researchers, and students use artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their work, the importance of using effective prompts in their digital search has become very important. Experts say the diff more PR

University of Miami: Takeaways From Real Estate Industry Leaders (10)
CORAL GABLES, Florida, March 11 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * Takeaways from real estate industry leaders Leaders at the 14th annual Real Estate Impact Conference shared pointers about the industry, the economy, and the nuance of making deals. By Janette Neuwahl Tannen, jnt38@miami.edu There was insight from leaders coming into their own in the real estate industry, such as Nadeem Meghji, Blackstone Real Estate's global head; those with plenty of experience; an more PR

University of Nottingham launches BioSee AI, a platform to transform bioprocess monitoring (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 10 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * University of Nottingham launches BioSee AI, a platform to transform bioprocess monitoring * A new University of Nottingham commercialisation venture, BioSee AI, has launched to address one of industrial biotechnology's most costly and persistent challenges - the lack of real-time visibility inside bioreactors to detect and avoid process failures and waste. This new technology is designed more PR

University of Pennsylvania: Look Inside the Political Economy of Early America (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * A look inside the political economy of early America Penn economist Fernando Arteaga shares insights into the factors that led to the American Revolution and the later institutions that created the strong U.S. national economy. * The modern U.S. economy is a complex machine, made up of imports and exports, gross domestic product and tariffs, interest rates and manufacturing, AI and unemp more PR

University of Technology Sydney: AI Research Charts Course for Naval Technology (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, March 10 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * AI research charts a new course for naval technology Emerging technologies are enabling Defence to manage complex naval platforms more efficiently. * The University of Technology Sydney has secured a major contract as part of a Defence investment program to strengthen the Australian Defence Force's decision-making capabilities through advanced digital technologies. As part of the Advanced St more PR

UNT Health Fort Worth launches new computing core, expands sequencing (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 10 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news: * * * UNT Health Fort Worth launches new computing core, expands sequencing * UNT Health Fort Worth has launched a new High Performance Computing Core and expanded its next-generation sequencing capabilities, strengthening the institution's research infrastructure and accelerating discovery across biomedical, clinical and population health sciences. The HPC Core, which became operation more PR

USF research activity climbs 15%, strengthening national standing (10)
TAMPA, Florida, March 10 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * USF research activity climbs 15%, strengthening national standing By Tina Meketa, University Communications and Marketing The University of South Florida increased its research activity to $531 million in fiscal year 2025 - a rise from last year and a 15% jump over the last two years - reinforcing the university's upward trajectory in an increasingly competitive national funding environment. Resea more PR

USF Research Activity Climbs 15%, Strengthening National Standing (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 11 -- The University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus issued the following news: * * * USF research activity climbs 15%, strengthening national standing By Tina Meketa, University Communications and Marketing The University of South Florida increased its research activity to $531 million in fiscal year 2025 - a rise from last year and a 15% jump over the last two years - reinforcing the university's upward trajectory in an increasingly competitive nationa more PR

Vanderbilt University School of Engineering's Chambers Entrepreneurship Lecture Speakers Think the Future of Business is Small Teams (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 11 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Engineering's Chambers Entrepreneurship Lecture speakers think the future of business is small teams Forget everything you've heard about needing a massive team, unlimited funding, and a sprawling office to build something big. Three young Vanderbilt alumni who are co-founders of Aloa, a bootstrapped software agency and AI consultancy, will take the stage together to share their pla more PR

WashU Joins Third Coast Foundry (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 11 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * WashU joins Third Coast Foundry By Erika Ebsworth-Goold Third Coast Foundry, a new initiative designed to strengthen the combined presence of Midwestern universities in the San Francisco Bay Area, launched March 10 with WashU as an inaugural member. The two-year pilot program brings together eight partner universities to support connection with venture capital (VC) investors and collaboratio more PR

Women in STEAM Share Personal, Professional Journeys at UAlbany Women's Day Celebration (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 11 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Women in STEAM Share Personal, Professional Journeys at UAlbany Women's Day Celebration By Bethany Bump Cathleen Schiraldi understands that her path to becoming a staff scientist at Regeneron could seem straightforward on the surface. The summer before she graduated from UAlbany with her PhD in molecular biology, she landed an internship with the large biotechnology company, whose campus across the Huds more PR